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Rejecting former prime minister Manmohan Singh’s criticism of demonetisation, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said the National Democratic Alliance government is trying to transform the previous regime of “loot and plunder” into a more “honest system”. “We are trying to transform India’s economy where there is a premium on honesty... We switched over from a system which promotes it (corruption, dubious political funding, bribery) into a ...Rediff.com, 2 weeks ago

IMAGE: Leaders of opposition parties observe a 'Black Day' against demonetisation at Parliament House in New Delhi on Thursday. Photograph: Subhav Shukla/PTI Photo. Hitting out at the Congress-led Opposition for observing a 'Black Day' against demonetisation decision, the government on Thursday said they are actually observing a ‘Black Money Support Day’. Information and Broadcasting Minister Venakaiah Naidu also termed the dharna by opposition leaders near the Gandhi statue ...

Opposition parties on Wednesday came together to protest against demonetisation outside Parliament, with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi describing it as the world’s ‘biggest impromptu financial experiment’ and said they are firm on their demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into the ‘scam’. With a united opposition protesting and almost 200 MPs from various parties participating in the discussion, the prime minister should explain in Parliament ...

‘The army decides on the response and chooses its own time and place for action. The political leadership never interferes.’ Former Defence Minister A K Antony tells Amit Agnihotri that Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar’s statement is an insult not only to the Indian Army but also the previous National Democratic Alliance government led by Atal Bihari Vajpayee Edited excerpts: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said no surgical strikes had happened against terrorists across ...

'As is very obvious, a threat to the nation and mere promise of action -- forget performance -- is enough to unite Indians,' points out Saisuresh Sivaswamy. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a mace at the Aishbagh Ramleela in Lucknow, October 11, 2016, marking the beginning of what observers say is the Bharatiya Janata Party's election campaign for the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly election. Photograph: Press Information Bureau Two weeks after Indian Special Forces crossed the Line ...

Addressing a press conference, Minister of Law and Justice Ravi Shankar Prasad came down heavily on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for asking Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make public the evidence and footage of the surgical strikes carried ...

Jammu and Kashmir has suffered losses due to the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan and should be compensated by the Centre, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti said on Wednesday, two days after India decided to ‘exploit to the maximum’ the water of Pak-controlled rivers. “Today, many things are being talked about. There is a talk of IWT... We are facing losses on account of IWT. We should get compensation and we cannot ask Pakistan for that but our own country. Whatever we get, be ...

Raising several questions over the Rs 59,000-crore Rafale fighter jet deal, Congress on Saturday said the absence of any provision of technology transfer would cost India “very heavily”. Former Defence Minister A K Antony also demanded making public the inter-governmental agreement with France. He wondered how India would bridge the gap with respect to China and Pakistan by acquiring just 36 aircraft when the original plan was for 126. Addressing a press conference along with ...

The integration of the Rafale jets will allow the IAF to hit targets inside both Pakistan and across the northern and eastern borders while still staying within India’s territory. The government has cleared the much anticipated deal with France for 36 Rafale fighter jets which will cost 7.878 billion euros (Rs 59,630 crore) and will be signed on Friday in the presence of French Defence Minister Jean Yves Le Drian. Defence sources said that deal for the aircraft, the first fighter jet ...

It is willing to let go of its budgetary independence and restructure its companies in order to make itself more viable commercially and less important politically, says Jyoti Mukul. If the government decides to merge the Railway Budget with the General Budget, create a holding company for Railway’s public sector units and carry on with off-budget revisions in freight and passenger fares, the policy paradigm within which the Indian Railways functions will completely change in less than ...